Uncoupling-rigging.



W. J. KNOX.

UNGOUFLING RIGGING. APPLICATION 'MLED AUG. 26, 1914l l 2,8,5 .Pnd Jan.5, 1915.

'WILLIAM J. KNOX, 0F DUBGXS. PENNSYLVANIA., ASSIGNOB, Tl)

VALTER P. MURPHY,

UneoUrLING-nreoino.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ellen. 5, li.

originel application le'. April 29, 1911, Serial No. 65E/M76. 'Dividedand this application med August 3G,

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To all whom it 'moy concern lie it known that l. lViLLr-in J. Knox, nciti/:en of the United @tutes of nioriefi, residing nt Dubois, in theCounty of (lleorfield nml @toto oi Pennsylvanie, have iii-- vente@oei-tain new and useful improvements in ll'neoupling-lliggings. of whichthe lollowing@u is e specification.

This application is e division of -uiy oJ-v pliotition filed April 9.9,19H, Serial i o. Genios.

The prin'iory objects of my invention are; the provision of on improvedpositive forni of flexible connection wherein the use of elimine, looselinke :intl similar devices are' avoided in in nneoupling; rigging; foreer" couplers; en uneonpling ri,f.r,9;inf gp which may ne opereteol tromeither eide of the eer enel in. which the Connections ere entirely oleand the parte seeurml against eoeitlental displacement; and with theseenti further objects in View my invention consists of the l parte sind;combination of parte es will loe more fully hereinafter set forth.

ln the drawings Figure l is a top plan View oiE .i port ot' n. enr with.my improved rigging in nlaee thereon, Fig. 2 is o. front elevation ofthe some.

The reference numeral l designates the enel of e oar, the eonoler headand 3 the nin of the coupler.

Brochets fiere secured to the enel oi the eer, on opposite sifies of thecoupler, which are proviclecl with n. journal 5. The broekets :irefurther provided with n laterally eX- tentling arm li on the end ofwhich aire ouiffV wai-elly extending stop flanges '7 und 8, stop flange8 being inclined upwardly toward the end oi' the erin ti so that :iflaring space is formed between said [langes as clearly Seen in Fig. 2.9 is :i Cotter pin passing' through mid stop flanges und serving as olguide for the operating; lever.

The operatingr lever 10 is pivotecl on the journal and secured thereonby Ineens oi e nut, es shown. The operatingi levers 'l0 :inol

il nre thus pirotetl to the end oi the enr for vertical movement in theplone of the end of the car. Each operating lever 10 and ll is providedwith n. laterally lient portion intermediate its pivot and the innerend, the treme inner end portion extending' parallel with the mein bodyportion of the lever.

A roelr ebelt. l2 is; supported on. a. pair the looking pin 3 of the ofbrackets i8 which :ire secured to the end of the cnr: Suhl rook elmftheine provided. with forwardly extending" :irrns .lll and l5 on eitherside of the coupler und overlie the inner @nils oll the operating;levers l() and, ll. 'llie :i1-m l-l is llon'nnnrdly deflected as :it 15a:incl thence extended forward is at. lli in n substantially horizontalplone und thence lient laterally to forro n benzine, l?.

The pin lifting lever ron'iirises e. rele tively long; :frm :incl nrelatively short flepending arm or loop 19 which is secured to thebearing' 17 thus oonstituting e flexible connection between the roel;shaft and the Din .lifting lever. the longer erm overlying onfl having:i lootinp; hearing on the, porn tion 3.6 of the arm 141-. i

The inner end-of the longer yerin posees through the eye ol the pin 3end terninetes in o hook 20. y

From the above it will be seen that by this arrangement :1ndconstruction of perle coupler may. be operated from either sicle of theeer and that :in entirel)T flexible eonnectienis provided, and that theports cannot become ensei--4 cleutolly displaced.

The outer encls of the levers lll sind ll are provided with arms 4lextending; under the cnr. adopted to loe operated either by hand or thefoot of the operator.

l elo-im:

l. ln on uneonpline; Cle-viee for cor cow piers, the combination witho.. roel? shaft mounted on the enti oi e cnr ooljeeent lthe coupler andprovided with on outwardly ein tending lifting erm, n pin lifting; leverleXi bly connected one encl to said erm, tho body portion ol the pin.lifting lever resting :incl having e fleeting" bearing; upon seidlifting arm, of in operating lever pirotefl to the end of o our forvertical movement in the plone of Aseid end with. its inner endunderlying' the lifting arm of the rook shaft und cooperating,therewithfor the purpose set forth.

2. ln on uneonpllng dorme for ear conplinge., the combination with nrook shaft mounted on the enrl of :i enr. nfljneent the coupler, oforwardly extending arm zit each end of Shaft, av pin lifting leverhaving' a, flexible engagement with one of seid arms of the rock shaft,the body portion of the ein lever resting and having' a floatingbeerlili in upon the body portion of `the same erm, In testimony whereofI ax my signature oid-operating levers pvoted naar each side i1.presence of two witnesses. of the car on' opposlte sldes of the couplerWILLIAM J KNOX for vertical movement in the plane of the end of the cm'underlying and engaging the Witneases:

farms of the"1'ock shaft, and copermisingA HARRY J. SMITH,

therewith for the purpose set forth. v l- ELBERT A. Gmmuson.4

